Michael Andrew Kukuchka

Hybrid Web/Graphic Designer & Software Developer

About me

professional profile and contact info

I am an experienced creative professional with 15+ years of experience working as a web/graphic designer/developer, currently working freelance with various Marketing/ Communications clients. I am always striving to grow and improve in my craft by trying to create original concepts while being true to the essence of a brand.

Originally coming from an Engineering background, migrating to Computer Science, QA, Unix System Administration, and finally studying Graphic Design/Photography. I find myself today being classified as a "Hybrid". Being comfortable with both visual design and programming.

Graphic/Web Design

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Product/Fashion Photography

WordPress

jQuery

Social Media, SEO, Copywriting

Chrome Development Tools

JavaScript

HTML5 with CSS3

Education

my college and high school

08/29/2015 -

Building an API with JS (Intermediate Level)

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Learned to setup a Node.JS project, including build scripts and fully automated testing. Get hands on with composing applications from self written modules and various NPM packages. Learn Node.JS fundamentals, including NPM tips and techniques. Get introduced to several current tech stack options.

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latest posts

Here is my review of the two popular Content Managment Systems WordPress and Wix. It is often used to support multiple users working in a collaborative environment. Here I review the two most popular CMS’s – Wix vs WordPress. As a side note, since Wix is design driven, it’s not a pure CMS. … read more

I am currently writing a document outlining the process I will use to design “mobile first” responsive websites. I will include the use of Grunt.js to automate the use of CSS3 Preprocessors. My choice is SASS with Compass. For Page layout I am using Susy. Outline Research & Planning “Why Would Someone Come To… read more

The Genesis Framework The “Fastest WordPress Hosting” of 2017 Was Award To Genesis Genesis represents the ideal WordPress site design platform for both professionals designers and developers alike. A competing product Thesis has much a higher learning curve. The framework is separate from site child theme. You can imagine that WordPress is the engine, the Genesis framework is the body, and… read more